Colours and Hair/Eyes

Question

Lets say someone had white hair. You would say 'tienen el pelo blanco' right? Or do you somehow change the word blanco? Same with amarillo, negro, rojos and other colours. Do you somehow change them when describing ones hair or eyes?

Answer 1

Welcome to SpanishDict. Here is a link that will help you. color of hair and eyes

Here is another one that will help. Hair color

Often a word will have several different translations and you need to choose the appropriate one based on context. For example: If you wanted to describe hair as, "brown", you can't say, "el cabello café. Café does mean, "brown", but is not used to describe hair color. Marrón, (dark brown) or castaño (chestnut-colored) are better choices.

Answer 2

And as a side point 'pelirrojo' is the term for a 'redhead'.

I learned something new. :) - rac1, Jun 3, 2014

Answer 3

I hope that this will help.

Personal Descriptions in Spanish.

Also white or grey hairs are called las canas and a white or grey haired person is referred to as being canoso.

Maybe I should change my name to canoso. - Jubilado, May 31, 2014

:) - Kiwi-Girl, Jun 1, 2014

Answer 4

I blogged about this a few years back. Take a look, I think you'll learn a few ways of talking about eye colors that are a little surprising. I know it was for me.

Para los ke pidieron fotos ojicafe

Interesting, thanks. :) - rac1, Jun 3, 2014